Marissa

Day 1
Dear Journal, Today I went from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to the state of Colorado. The first city I went to in Colorado was La Junta. When I was in La Junta I went to Bents Old Fort, it’s a historical site, and it was really awesome. The second stop I made was from La Junta to Pueblo West. In Pueblo West I went to the Pro Rodeo Association to see a rodeo. On the way to Pueblo West I hit the state bird, the Lark Bunting, it was really bad feathers flying everywhere. I ended up getting a fine, and it was not cool. My last stop of the day was from Pueblo West to Colorado Springs. In Colorado Springs I was going to visit the University of Colorado. It was going to take almost an hour to get there, and I would be driving 46.87 miles. So on the way I decided to enjoy nature and the beautiful landscapes. When I was driving down the road I saw the Colorado blue spruce. It was an interesting day.

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Day 2
Dear Journal, Today I woke up in Colorado Springs, and went to Aurora that by the way is a city not a hospital. On the way I was talking on my phone, and well something sort of happened. I ran into the state tree, which is the blue spruce, and I smashed the whole front of my car. On the bright side it was still drivable. Then when I got to Aurora I did a lot of shopping. I went to the mall, and I was there for five hours. It was a lot of fun. Then from Aurora I went to Denver to visit the capital. At the capital I got to meet the governor Bill Ritter. He was really nice we started talking about our families, and he told me he was the sixth child out of twelve. Then when we were done talking I said good-bye and left the capital. After the capital I stayed in Denver, and I decided to do some more shopping, because Denver is the city that has the most stores in Colorado. So I went shopping for the rest of the day. Then I decided I better get my car fixed so I was driving to the car place, and I saw Tim Allen he’s an actor and he’s awesome. So I took my car to get fixed, and then I went back to the hotel. That was how my day went.

Day 3
Dear Journal, Today I woke up in Denver at the hotel I was staying at, and got ready to go. The first stop of the day I went to was the Pepsi Center. At the Pepsi Center I watched the Denver Nuggets play a basketball game, and I got to sit courtside. It was AWESOME! At the Pepsi Center they play more sports than just basketball. They also play hockey and a lot more. After I went to the Pepsi Center I decided to go to Fort Morgan to go shopping. It was so much fun. Then I was driving down the road, and I saw Robert J. Seiwald (he’s an inventor.) I totally didn’t know that he lived in Fort Morgan. It was so cool. Then I went to Fort Collins to the Colorado State University. When I got to the university I got to go on a tour of the school, and I think it might be a college I’m interested in going to when I’m older. Then when I was done visiting all the places I wanted to today I came back to the hotel, and that is how my day went.

Day 4
Dear Journal, Today I woke up in Fort Collins then I went to Estes I could visit the Rocky Mountain National Park. It was awesome! When I was on my way to Rocky Mountain National Park I saw the state animal. The state animal is the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. It crossed the road right in front of me (I almost hit it, but I didn’t.) It was very interesting. Then from the Rocky Mountain National Park I went to Black Canyon. It took nine minutes for me to get to Black Canyon. When I was there I herd a lot of people saying “Nil Shine Numine.” I had no clue what that meant so I decided to look it up on the computer. I found out it meant “Nothing Without God’s Will” and it was the motto of Colorado. Then my last stop of the day was to Lakewood. I wanted to go to Lakewood because it is one of the biggest cities in Colorado. The population is 140,772. Lakewood isn’t the biggest city in Colorado though. It is the forth-biggest city in Colorado. It was an awesome day!